McHenry Knee Pain Relief Tips OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Knees and knee pain. Boy, do we work our knees…or at least we should! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic hears about painful knees almost as much as we hear about painful backs and necks! McHenry knee pain sufferers know the symptoms and feel the same: “I do not want knee pain!” OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has some enlightening new research on exercise, chiropractic care, and nutrition to keep knee pain in check.
EXERCISE PROTECTS THE KNEES
If you suffer with McHenry knee pain, it may seem that moving the painful knee will only aggravate it more. Many doctors like yours at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic and researchers hear that! That is fear. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands! Physical activity is good for your knee’s overall health though. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic will work with you to calm your fear and be sure movement helps! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic also reminds you that a sedentary lifestyle may cause more issues and likely end in more joint health problems. A study that followed people for 8 years revealed that persistent sitting was not associated with knee osteoarthritis while low to moderate level of active physical activity is protective against knee osteoarthritis. If you sit a lot, exercise, too. It is beneficial. The authors specifically report that long-term strenuous activity participation did not increase the incidence of knee osteoarthritis. That is good news! They write cautiously that people who were older, have a greater BMI, more severe pain, weaker quadriceps and depression were not as likely to do any strenuous activities. (1) If that is you, let us together get past these issues for your knees’ sake! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is a great McHenry health partner!
QUADRICEPS HELPS THE KNEES
And talk about good partners, quads are to knees! Strong quadriceps benefit knees. Exercising the quadriceps is smart! A study evaluated younger and older folks doing resistance exercises via machine vs. elastic band. Both succeed! Maximal voluntary contraction of the knee extensors in older folks is greater than that in younger people. Exercise may benefit the older folks develop that muscle so it can last longer and potentially reduce the muscle loss that normally comes with aging. (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can guide you toward stronger quads!
COORDINATE KNEES AND LIMBS
Have you heard of patellofemoral pain syndrome? It’s a term for a very common musculoskeletal disorder of unusual motor coordination of the limbs that stresses the knees unevenly, putting them at risk of pain. (3) Understanding this helps your McHenry chiropractor lead treatment and exercise to help coordinate motion. One way to improving motion is resistance training whose effectiveness can particularly be noticed in hopping. Researchers found that hopping demands strong ankles and knees that interact well. Resistance training improves strength and coordination benefiting knees and ankles. (4) Do not let the child in you hop away just yet! Talk with your McHenry chiropractor first!
TREAT AND SUPPLEMENT
The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management involves exercise, chiropractic treatment, and supplementation. Much the same can be done for knees! Exercise as defined above, chiropractic treatment of the knee based on principles of Cox® Technic for the spine adapted by Dr. Luigi Albano, and supplementation with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate benefit knee cartilage which is similar to disc cartilage. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic will set up a chiropractic treatment plan for your knees no matter their age!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pain relieving treatment of knee osteoarthritis founded on the principles of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule you McHenry chiropractic appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today. Bring your painful knees to OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to reduce their pain!
